a week of adventure and RV's!

sunrise over lake Ned-right behind my apartment complex

     Another week has passed and the month of January is halfway over. I had to make a few big decisions the past week but thankfully it wasn't too difficult. I received a phone call last Friday from my travel recruiter asking if I wanted to extend my contract. As most of you know I am living in Winter Haven, FL and I can't say that I love or really even like it here- well except the weather. The good is I do like my job, I enjoy the weather, and its not too far from Tampa and Orlando- the bad is that is it kinda far from a city, there is no target, no nightlife, and no shopping nearby. Originally when I wanted to move to Florida I had Miami in mind, but at the time when I wanted to move there were no travel jobs available, except here in Winter Haven.

    So my choices were 1.) to extend and work here another 10 weeks, 2.) try to find another travel contract here in Florida, or 3.) move to chicago. Well, I don't really want to move to Chicago in the middle of February so that eliminates that choice and after having trouble finding a travel contract I figured it would just be a lot easier to stay put for a few more weeks then having to pack up the apartment, train for a new job , and etc. Also, my friend Sherry, who is a traveler with me extended too and that played into my decision.  So Eric, Dudley, and I will be living in Winter Haven, FL until April 21 and then it will be off to Chicago!

Chicago!

After April 21 the plan is to take a road trip up to Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, SC and then onto Indiana for moving to Chicago, but we shall see what happens. I've stated looking at apartments, but I'm not sure what area is best. I like using www.zillow.com because you can see the location and info of the apartment. I also have to figure out where I will be working. I'm thinking that I might do registry work first and see which hospital I like, but that might make it difficult to get an apartment since that is not considered steady income. In other news I did get my temporary IL nursing license this week! If anyone has suggestions or advice on the best Chicago neighborhoods or up and coming neighborhoods that is close to public transportation or info on hospitals and nursing opportunities I would greatly appreciate it!

Islands of Adventure!

     On Monday this past week we went to Islands of Adventure- Universal Studios. We didn't get there until later in the afternoon so we were not able to ride as much, but most of the lines were 5-10 minutes. I really like the Spiderman ride and the Hulk. Last time I tried the butterbeer in Hogsmeade, which is the Harry Potter section, and it tasted like butterscotch and cinnamon and this time I tried the pumpkin juice which was just ok- it taste like apple juice with pumpkin spice or some sort of pumpkin kick to it. Can't say that I am impressed with either of them.  Overall it was a fun day at Islands of Adventure!

the Retro by Riverside RV

   

     On Thursday I went to Tamp for the RV Supershow! They had hundreds of RV's- from multimillion dollar RV's to pop-ups! I think I was one of the few people under 30 there! I loved it! Above and below are a few pics that I took. My favorite (which is not shown) is the airstream for sure! I love the airstreams- the quality and the look is just awesome! Hopefully someday I will have one. The pictures below are of the metros made by Riverside RV in Indiana by Amish! They are super cute and cost around $10,000. They weigh around 1800 lb so they are very light and I would be able to pull one with my Kia Sportage! They can sleep up to 4 people and have a small kitchen with a gas stove, sink, and fridge, a tiny bathroom with shower, a dining table that seats 4 and converts to a bed, and another bed that sleeps 2! If I had a more stable living situation I would possibly get one, but maybe later I can get one of these until I can get my airstream!

 

     The other RV that I was really impressed with was the mobile suites. I can only imagine camping in Banff or Grand Teton and having a view of the mountains and sitting in that nice living room and enjoying the fireplace. Below are a few pics:)

Mobile Suites- kitchen

Mobile Suites-living room

    Now that I have extended my stay in Florida til April hopefully I will be able to complete my list of things that I want to see and do while I am here. One thing that I wanted to do was a cruise to the Bahamas which I just booked on Friday.We are going with Royal Caribbean to Nassau and Coco Cay- Bahamas!  I'm super excited as I have never been to the Bahamas and Eric has never been on a cruise so it should be a really good time. Does anyone have recommendations on excursions? Would any recommend paying $120 to go to the Atlantis waterpark? I also want to take a trip somewhere in the caribbean since I am so close! So far it is looking like Puerto Rico in March- I'm really hoping that it works out! Let me know if you have any suggestions or advice for the cruise or caribbean! Thanks!

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